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Mindfulness for Stress

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Chelsea G Ratcliff, Ph.D.
Research Sponsored by Sam Houston State University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Only individuals aged 18 and older will be allowed to participate in the current research (assessed by participant self-report).
Individuals must identify oneself as a parent or primary caregiver of a child/children aged 10 or under (assessed by participant self-report).
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up t1 (before intervention); t2 (immediately after intervention); t3 (1-month after intervention)
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Study Summary

This trial is looking at whether parents think it is feasible and acceptable to use a mobile app to help with their children for 10 minutes a day for 14 days. The investigators want to see if the app-based interventions improve parental life satisfaction and parent-child interactions.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~t1 (before intervention); t2 (immediately after intervention); t3 (1-month after intervention)
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and t1 (before intervention); t2 (immediately after intervention); t3 (1-month after intervention) for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Parental Stress Scale Total Score
Secondary outcome measures
Child-Parent Relationship Scale Closeness & Conflict Scores
Dyadic Adjustment Scale Total Score
Five Facet Questionnaire: Short Form Total Score
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Trial Design

3Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: MindfulnessExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants will be asked to use the app Mindfulness Coach 10 minutes for 14 days.
Group II: GratitudeExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants will be asked to use the app Grateful 10 minutes for 14 days.
Group III: ControlActive Control1 Intervention
Participants will be asked to use the app Day One daily for 10 minutes. Participants will be writing a daily journal entry describing what they ate during the previous day for 14 days.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Mindfulness
2014
Completed Phase 3
~2670
Gratitude
2016
N/A
~4130

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Sam Houston State UniversityLead Sponsor
4 Previous Clinical Trials
286 Total Patients Enrolled
Chelsea G Ratcliff, Ph.D.Principal InvestigatorSam Houston State University
1 Previous Clinical Trials
126 Total Patients Enrolled

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~60 spots leftby Mar 2025